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Old 11-24-2008, 01:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dichotomous View Post
warming the catalytic converter will ONLY clean up exhaust gas better before the cat warms up, it will not warm up or affect the engine
Ditto. The engine will still be cold and it'll still be idling at 2000+ rpms. Stick to using a block heater.
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